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G. W. KNAPP. Slop Buckets. No. 229,714. Patented July 6,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. KNAPP, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN C. MATTHAI, JAMES E. INGRAM, AND WILLIAM MATTHAI, ONE-FOURTH TO EACH.

SLOP-BUCKET.

"SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,714, dated July 6, 1880.

. ApplicationfiledJune 3,1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. KNAPP, a citizen of Baltimore, residing at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slop-Pails; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable Others skilled in the art to which it ap- I0 pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters or figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in covers for slop-pails of that class made of sheet metal, and used as receptacles for dirty water and the like in bedrooms.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a side view of the vessel with the cover raised.

Fig. 2 is a View in section, showing the cover down. Fig. 3 is a vertical section, showing the cover removed and placed inside for convenience in shipping. Fig. 4 is a top view.

The letter A designatesmhe body of the ves- 2 5 sel. It is provided, as usual, upon the inside near the top, with the drain-funnel b, having I a trap, c, of ordinary construction. The upper part of the body is surmounted with a flaring rim, d, which is covered across the top, per- 0 manently, on one side, for about one-third of the diameter, by the plate 6. To the edge of this plate the cover F is hinged.

The part 9 of the cover, which is hinged to the platete, corresponds therewith in size, and 3 5 when the cover is closed down, as seen in Fig. 2, the relative position of the said parts g and e is that of an obtuse angle, the result of which is that when the cover is raised, as seen in Fig.

1, a backward inclination is given to the top part of the cover. Thereby the open cover serves as a guard to prevent the water from splashing over or behind the bucket.

My improvement, it will be seen, serves the twofold purpose of a backward-inclined up- Ward-projecting guard and as a close-fitting cover.

I deem it of especial importance to the manufacturer of these covered vessels to so constrnct them that they may pack closely, for convenience of shipment. To this end apart of the hinge is formed on each edge of the respective parts 0 g, and the pintle-wire his provided with a ring, '21, by which means it may be readily withdrawn to detach the cover,thus permitting the cover and pintle to be placed within the body of the vessel, as seen in Fig. 3, in which position the pail is in good shape for shipment, and the objection is obviated of the cover projecting above the rim.

Having described my invention, I claim A slop-water pail having a plate, 6, secured horizontally across the top and covering a portion of the top, and a cover, F, hinged to the plate 6, and having a flat part, g, which when the cover is closed down is at an obtuse angle with the plate 6, whereby when the cover is raised until the parts g and e are in contact the top will incline backward, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. KNAPP.

Witnesses:

CHAS. B. MANN, W. A. NUMsEN. 

